Accelerate! is the backbone of the Sofia Foundation's action to support seasoned women professionals as they access boards and the media. This top-ranked EU project – funded under the European Commission’s PROGRESS programme – was launched at the Deauville Women’s Forum in October 2014. We provide a pan-European platform for organisations and networks engaging qualified women in economic governance, as panellists in policy debates, or experts in news on-air, online, and in the print media.

The Sofia Foundation's project partners are non-profit organisations from seven EU member states: Belgium, France, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, and the UK. Associate partners come from the Netherlands and Romania. Each of us has specific expertise: needs analyses for boards, brokerage of board profiles, mentoring and leadership development, PR and media campaigning, and social media. We combine our strengths to advance balanced leadership and decision-making in society at large.

This website has been produced with the financial support of the PROGRESS Programme of the European Union. The contents of this website are the sole responsibility of the Sofia Foundation and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Commission